Each year, UNLV diligently prepares and submits appropriations requests for federal funding, including program requests, plus-ups, language requests, and community project funding, (formerly "earmarks").

UNLV strives to ensure its funding requests align with federal priorities and community needs, and the university actively engages members of the state congressional delegation, fostering strong partnerships to secure vital resources for its academic and research endeavors.

As bills move from committee to the House and Senate floor and onto the President's desk, UNLV closely tracks their progress, remaining proactive throughout the appropriations process.

Below, you will find a timeline (subject to change) corresponding to the university’s annual Federal Appropriations process.

    Date                      Event

• May                     FY Federal Appropriations Process begins
• June-August      Campus community develops requests
• September         Deadline to submit requests via the appropriations request form
• September         Identification and communication of projects selected for inclusion
• October              Project templates due
• October              Meetings with UNLV’s federal lobbying team and requestor points of contact
• January              Final applications due
• February             Office of Government & Community Engagement submits UNLV’s Requests to Nevada's Congressional Delegation

Information regarding UNLV’s Federal Appropriations Requests, beginning with the most recent fiscal year, can be found below, and a brief description of each request can be found on the Federal Funding Request Spotlights webpage.

FY25 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

UNLV's FY25 Appropriations Request include the following:

• Radiochemistry - $2,200,000
• Challenger Learning Center - $2,300,000
• Digital Equity and Research Infrastructure Enhancement (DERIE) - $3,300,000
• Nursing - $2,400,000
• Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) - $1,400,000
• Jackson Street Experience - $900,000
• U.S. Army ERDC (Rapid Ultra-Lightweight Infrastructure Manufacturing Project) - $8,000,000
• Trio & Gear Up - $900,000
• Hispanic Serving Research and STEM Education Cohort Program - $30,000,000 (Joint Request in Partnership w/ AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, NV, NM, NY, & TX)

FY24 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS

UNLV’s FY24 Appropriations Requests were approved, as follows:

• Hybrid Quantum Computing - Not funded in FY24
• Nursing Simulation - $400,000
• BioX - Cell Sorter - Not funded in FY24
• Supercomputer Investment/High Performance Computing - $4,000,000
• Alphachron Equipment - $981,000
• Smart Cities - Not funded in FY24
• U.S. Army ERDC (Additive Manufacturing w/ Indigenous Materials) - $8,000,000
• National Nuclear Cybersecurity Workforce Program - Not funded in FY24
• Nevada Nuclear Security Site - Not funded in FY24